Needle-stick injury (NSIs) is one of the main professional health and safety objects that are common among occupational health care globally. Accidental exposure to blood usually caused by needle injuries or sharps injuries. Such incidents carry great risk of transmission of fatal like hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The main alarming is when exposure to blood or other body fluids of another person who may have any infectious disease. Therefore health care workers should have ample knowledge about their risk and constantly to take appropriate precautions while inclusion of injection.
“Needle stick injury can be define as a penetrating crack cut from a needle (it could be any other sharp object) that may cause in exposure to professional with blood or other body fluids” (Medterm Medical Dictionary 2015).
“In U.S, it is estimated that about 600,000 to 800,000 needle stick and other percutaneous injuries reported annually in health care workers.(HCWs) at work place” (Rampal, Zakaria, Sook, & Zain, 2010)
“A study reported that “with the use of safety tools and effective precautionary programs more than 80% of sharps and needle stick injuries can be controlled” (Hesse, Adu-Aryee, Entsua-Mensah, & Wu, 2006)
Research problem:
Needles stick injury can results blood borne diseases among nurses. It has …show more content…
Nurses in hospitals are the most frequently injured because their exposure with needles is more than other health care professionals. Sufficient knowledge about these injuries, its causes, and methods of prevention protects the nurses and the patients from infections. The results of study will help to know about the level of practices and knowledge of nurses about needle stick injury, this study will be most useful when conducted in the early phases of the project and interventions can be applied after taking results of collected
“Needle stick injury can be define as a penetrating crack cut from a needle (it could be any other sharp object) that may cause in exposure to professional with blood or other body fluids” (Medterm Medical Dictionary 2015).
“In U.S, it is estimated that about 600,000 to 800,000 needle stick and other percutaneous injuries reported annually in health care workers.(HCWs) at work place” (Rampal, Zakaria, Sook, & Zain, 2010)
“A study reported that “with the use of safety tools and effective precautionary programs more than 80% of sharps and needle stick injuries can be controlled” (Hesse, Adu-Aryee, Entsua-Mensah, & Wu, 2006)
Research problem:
Needles stick injury can results blood borne diseases among nurses. It has …show more content…
Nurses in hospitals are the most frequently injured because their exposure with needles is more than other health care professionals. Sufficient knowledge about these injuries, its causes, and methods of prevention protects the nurses and the patients from infections. The results of study will help to know about the level of practices and knowledge of nurses about needle stick injury, this study will be most useful when conducted in the early phases of the project and interventions can be applied after taking results of collected